Eight charities, working in partnership for Carers week are calling for more sustainable social care funding, better access to support services and regular health checks to be offered to carers following the results of the survey.

To coincide with Carers week our latest online live discussion will explore what more can be done to support those who provide care for dependents. Should they receive more financial support? How should services be tailored to support carers as well as those they care for? What can we learn from current projects like carers aware in Dudley which helps providers understand how they can better support carers?

Join us from noon until 2pm on Tuesday 19 June to discuss this and more, or leave your questions ahead of the debate below. You can also tweet us your questions.

Stephen Lowe is policy adviser at Age UK. Anna Passingham is the policy and research manager at Independent Age, the charity which provides information, advice and support for thousands of older people, their families and carers.